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How best to prevent substance abuse relapse?
Drug and alcohol addictions (sometimes referred to as substance use disorders) are difficult and complex to treat. Recovering from a drug problem often involves making a long-term lifestyle change, and trying to avoid or cope with the factors that lead …
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Shock Teesside prostitution figures show over 630 men and women in area …
Drug and alcohol abuse and poor housing lead many women into prostitution, says the study, produced by social research group Barefoot Research for the Northern Rock Foundation and the Durham Tees Valley Probation Service. It provides a snapshot of the …
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Govt urged to probe into drug abuse at FMFA
KUALA LUMPUR: A member of parliament today urged the government to investigate and conduct a detailed study on the drug abuse case at the Festival Future Music Asia 2014 (FMFA) concert last Saturday. Datuk Bung Mokhtar Radin (BN-Kinabatangan) …
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Vancouver prescription heroin users wage court battle with the feds
On March 25, Providence Health Care and five long-time opiate users will appear in B.C. Supreme Court as plaintiffs in an effort to secure diacetylmorphine, or prescription heroin, as a legal means of managing addiction. David Byres, vice-president of …
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Question by tangerine: drug and addictions therapist?
I am considering going into a career as a drug and addictions therapist. What kind of schooling/degrees is required?

Best answer:

Answer by Bella Boo
this doesn’t answer your question but, i think the best therapists are the ones who know exactly what their clients are going through by experience, etc.

Answer by Megumi D
Having worked as a licensed clinician in the mental health field for several years (first licensed in 1992), and having specialized for a number of those years in addiction disorders, I honestly think that the best training for someone who wants to work with addictive disorders is to first get a Masters (MA or MS) in psychology, and then a doctorate–preferably a PsyD–in clinical psych. During the practicum phase of education and in your pre-licensure internship hours, one would do best to work with a variety of mental health issues but to focus on addictive disorders. Most important though is to get a solid background in clinical training and then branch out to addictive disorders. It truly helps to be able to recognize when a person with drug/addiction disorders also has “co-morbid” psychological disorders–depression, personality d/os, etc. that are complicating the picture, and one will be able to treat those as well.    Read more...

More Lichfield people to get help to end their addictions
MORE Staffordshire people are to get treatment for alcohol and drug addiction under new contracts announced by Staffordshire County Council. Around 20 per cent or 400 more people – up from 2,100 to 2,500 – will be in treatment at any time. They will …
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Alcohol and drug addict help group in Ferryhill given £10000 cash boost
A PROJECT to help drug and alcohol addicts and their families has been given a £10,000 cash boost. The Clean and Sober Living group, a community group in West Cornforth, near Ferryhill, is running the scheme. It will be located in the Cornforth …
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Alcohol & Substance Abuse : What Is Alcohol Poisoning? – Alcohol & Substance Abuse : What Is Alcohol Poisoning? Withdrawal symptoms of alcohol use can last anywhere from a few hours to 10 days, and severe alcoholic…

Massive rise in prisoner drug and alcohol treatment
“The revolution in offender rehabilitation is going from strength to strength in the key areas of addiction treatment, education and skills training,” says Mrs Tolley. “Support for prisoners tackling drug and alcohol abuse is just common sense, as we …
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Drug and alcohol abuse leading to care proceedings for children
The latest report on child care law shows that the Child & Family Agency failed in its applications for care orders in three cases. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Heroin surge prompts antidrug session in Bensalem
BENSALEM TWP. In response to a marked increase in drug abuse in Bucks County, the Bensalem School District has scheduled an “Addiction Awareness Night” for next Tuesday. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Drug abuse community forum
   STEUBENVILLE, Ohio– Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is teaming up with U. … Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results